Poor fellow parked under streetlight during fishfly (mayfly) season.

Slugowski · 2012-10-05T20:24:16+00:00

What in the hell is that? Or better yet, where is that so that I may stay far, far, far away?

chewyflex · 2012-10-05T20:58:16+00:00

My family pulled up to a camp ground in Montana once, and in the middle of the parking lot, there was, what looked like, one of those novelty furry dog cars. It was about the only vehicle in the lot, and out of curiosity I walked up to it to take a closer look.

Nope.

There wasn't one millimeter between each fish fly. There must have been millions. And that, children, was the worst family vacation I ever had.

SirSchilly · 2012-10-05T20:24:11+00:00

Nope.

-goes and buys new car-

oliveolive · 2012-10-05T22:09:11+00:00

Sell the house. Sell the car. Sell the kids. Find someone else. Forget it! I'm never coming back. Forget it!

usernameblank · 2012-10-05T23:07:34+00:00

I could deal with brushing them off the door handle just enough to get inside...it's the thought of walking all over those little bastards just to get up to the car that would get me. That sound

xSPYXEx · 2012-10-06T00:19:13+00:00

I would love to just hose down the sky with a flamethrower and watch what happens.

VinceLambargo · 2012-10-05T20:24:56+00:00

Where in the world do you live that they refer to them as fishflys?

x0rcist · 2012-10-05T22:10:28+00:00

Is that the fucking plague?

capngrandan · 2012-10-05T22:12:06+00:00

Anyone else get really itchy after seeing this picture?

unohoo09 · 2012-10-06T01:05:08+00:00

http://i.imgur.com/DGEoZ.gif

Edit: NSFW

wojovox · 2012-10-06T01:11:36+00:00

Maybe his car can fly now.

generallee5686 · 2012-10-06T01:33:04+00:00

New Baltimore, MI is the fish fly capitol.

Badonkadonker · 2012-10-06T02:00:14+00:00

Also called Shadflies. The worst is the disgusting crunch sound as you roll over them with your bike (think snap-on bracelets from the 90s). For those who do not know, they smell of fish and are completely harmless. More annoying when you go outside to have to try and pick them all off. Luckily, their wings are large enough to make it easy to pull them off.

22Saugus22 · 2012-10-06T02:01:13+00:00

Its the only way

andrewsmith1986 · 2012-10-05T21:00:59+00:00

How are they for bait?

Acolyte666 · 2012-10-06T01:25:48+00:00

Just don't live there.

Rebel-Yellow · 2012-10-05T23:21:08+00:00

I didn't really need to go home anyway...

KptKrondog · 2012-10-05T21:57:38+00:00

lol...went camping one year at Kentucky Lake and we woke up saturday morning and they were EVERYWHERE. Tent had thousands and thousands on them, and the boat had them all inside...Caught SO many fish that weekend. Never been anywhere during a mayfly spawn since then though.

Sk8rGameFreak · 2012-10-05T23:32:08+00:00

At first I thought it was shit, then I read the title.

fingersandtoes · 2012-10-06T01:17:03+00:00

When I shot in Ohio (Port Clinton area), every summer or so we'd get a particularly bad fishfly season. They would cover everything, and we had a little game where we'd pick them up by their wings and put them on each other to see how many we could put on their backs before they noticed.

I was really wigged out the first time I saw so many of them, because we don't typically get them here in Michigan, but they are definitely awesome to fuck with haha.

blitzen08 · 2012-10-06T01:20:00+00:00

Local river town had to use snow plows to get them off the bridge one year because there was a 6 inch layer of them causing accidents. Those things are absolutely disgusting.

Occamsrazor1 · 2012-10-06T01:31:17+00:00

Well, they would all mostly be dead in a day, they spend most of their lives swimming around as larvae.

ttebrock · 2012-10-06T01:35:54+00:00

Windsorite here. These things are the fucking bane of my existence in early summer. Fuck mayflies.

Jaci_D · 2012-10-06T01:41:30+00:00

That is vile

terminal_velocity · 2012-10-06T01:49:28+00:00

I would walk home

I0I0I0I · 2012-10-06T01:57:28+00:00

Are they still alive or not?

Jake2k · 2012-10-06T02:02:02+00:00

Jeez and I thought love bugs(Florida) were bad!

tordenkalven · 2012-10-06T02:08:59+00:00

Can someone please explain to me why these insects have evolved this way?

I really don't understand what advantage there possibly could be to only be able to reproduce for a day or less, seems like a bit of silly 'strategy' to me..

Skomskk · 2012-10-06T02:09:18+00:00

having that same car freaks me out...

Aheee · 2012-10-06T02:13:43+00:00

Psh, the patio will have a half inch thick of these if I accidentally leave the porch light on at night. Feels good between the toes.

ljs04c · 2012-10-06T02:20:37+00:00

This is my worst nightmare. I was fishing with my husband once and his boat ran into a dead tree. Within a second, this many mayflys were in my face and I couldn't breathe. I hate those critters.

popshopadop · 2012-10-06T02:25:20+00:00

he should have stayed in and honked the horn

tattedspyder · 2012-10-06T02:31:05+00:00

We'd get those every year all over the front of the pizza place where I worked. My friend and I ate a couple of them. They taste dusty.

B-Rok · 2012-10-06T02:34:09+00:00

Smelly Things. I drove thru a bunch on my motorcycle and it was a mess to get off.

CrabDubious · 2012-10-06T02:37:56+00:00

Someone had to get close enough to that horde to take that picture.

Nope^{Nope^{Nope^Nope}}

sporkinum · 2012-10-06T02:38:40+00:00

They are called Mormonflies in my neck of the woods.

br00t · 2012-10-06T02:40:38+00:00

I would want a flamethrower

Wayfarer21 · 2012-10-06T02:41:01+00:00

"Hello, Triple A?

can you guys bring a flamethrower?

Thanks"

Sparkvoltage · 2012-10-06T02:41:47+00:00

Alright, I'll just light myself on fire.

"TRY TO SWARM ME NOW MOTHERFUCKERS!"

mojoe1000 · 2012-10-06T02:49:01+00:00

What hell hole do you live in that those things are all over the place?

S741nz_ · 2012-10-06T02:51:46+00:00

"Better park under this street light so I can get to my car safely! No rape and/or monsters for me tonight!"

He was never seen again.

Buttpudding · 2012-10-06T02:53:31+00:00

Bunch of city slickers afraid of a couple mayflies.

SargentMcGreger · 2012-10-06T03:02:58+00:00

Dafuq do you do to get rid of them and get into your car? O.o

NvaderGir · 2012-10-06T03:03:52+00:00

That car needs a shave.

thegentile · 2012-10-06T03:07:24+00:00

i was on a river boat trip in high school and the mayflies hatched one night and we had been on the beach and left the lights on. regardless to say it was the most horrifying night ever.

millions of flying, mouthless, genital bugs. in the morning we swept a foot deep of dead bugs off our boat. every flat surface.

invalidx · 2012-10-06T03:13:22+00:00

Where I'm from we call them shadflies. And oh god, they ruin the early part of summer. dat stench. No wonder other places call them fishflies.

nekrod · 2012-10-06T03:14:05+00:00

Is this the same model car that was on front page today for getting its tires jacked?

unsilentninja · 2012-10-06T03:14:09+00:00

It's like gears of war in reverse.

nmaod87 · 2012-10-06T03:14:23+00:00

To be completely honest, ive dealt with enough things in my life to know that i dont get grossed out easily, in any way, but i would have a really hard time not blowing my fucking brains out if i was anywhere near that amount of flies.

Morningxafter · 2012-10-06T03:16:30+00:00

I'd just hit them with a fire extinguisher.

Jacob19603 · 2012-10-06T03:18:13+00:00

God.

They're like reverse-Kryll.

abugguy · 2012-10-06T03:20:19+00:00

I've seen pictures of these being cleared off roads with snowplow trucks. Pretty amazing.

Its actually a good sign for the ecosystem, when the water is polluted these guys are one of the first victims and these swarms don't happen much anymore.

Zingle · 2012-10-06T03:24:25+00:00

Being from Michigan, I took for granted how few people actually know what these are. Every year they come, and literally millions are born daily. They aren't dangerous, just annoying. They have a life expectancy of like 3 days and when they die, their corpses just sit there sticking to wherever they were. Living next to water makes them even worse, the streets become paved with them. If you parked under a light at night right by a lake, you wouldnt be able to see your car (well....its just a lot worse than this picture where I live)

saddest_of_all_keys · 2012-10-06T03:26:45+00:00

Fishfly?

superbad · 2012-10-06T03:27:52+00:00

Fishflies are not the same as mayflies. For instance, adult fishflies are actually able to eat, while mayflies have only vestigial mouthparts.

Pfired · 2012-10-06T03:34:59+00:00

My family did this at a Toys R Us in California. But our sunroof was open. We were finding dead bugs weeks later inside. Oh, and that toys r us is haunted.

Villawhat · 2012-10-06T03:46:33+00:00

At least his windows weren't open...

Five_deadly_venoms · 2012-10-06T03:47:17+00:00

Keep it.

FricasseeingRabbit · 2012-10-06T03:47:20+00:00

I've seen it far, far worse than that.

The roads get slick with them for a few days a year. It's truly awful.

snakejuice33 · 2012-10-06T03:48:13+00:00

Kill it with fire!

SRowan · 2012-10-06T03:49:15+00:00

I got a fly for that!

Marjask · 2012-10-06T03:49:37+00:00

And he got himself a brand new nopemobile.

massiveboner911 · 2012-10-06T03:59:55+00:00

Where the hell are bats when you need them?

landl0rd · 2012-10-06T04:00:49+00:00

If I was the guy who owned this car, I'd nope all the way to the dealership for a new one

Gymclasshero26 · 2012-10-06T04:03:11+00:00

Flamethrower anyone?

The_Last_Melon14 · 2012-10-06T04:06:28+00:00

Well... looks like I'll be walking home

littlecranky · 2012-10-06T04:10:02+00:00

Heh. Looks like a used pore strip.

TheDaymon · 2012-10-06T04:11:04+00:00

ahhhh reminds me of home North Bay, Ontario Srsly Shad fly fucking city in the summer

billytalent231 · 2012-10-06T04:13:45+00:00

Hey I'm just wondering, was this taken in northbay?

DeathToPennies · 2012-10-06T04:14:09+00:00

Just take hose to it.

Waelsleahta · 2012-10-06T04:14:16+00:00

Please submit this to /r/troutboners

gmhafker · 2012-10-06T04:21:49+00:00

I think its time I finally get around to installing these bad boys

Harlo · 2012-10-06T04:23:44+00:00

Grosse Pointe?

mzmush · 2012-10-06T04:24:12+00:00

I'll take 2 please! http://forumuploads.animutationportal.com/278_46dca891950c5.gif

insidli · 2012-10-06T04:32:36+00:00

I'd have to sleep on a park bench somewhere... fuck everything about that.

tehcid · 2012-10-06T04:42:44+00:00

The photographer was never seen again..

astonishing1 · 2012-10-06T04:51:13+00:00

Welcome to Southeast Michigan! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AngecWYC5Q

Trenched · 2012-10-06T05:01:37+00:00

That car is fly.

cmyk3000 · 2012-10-06T05:03:25+00:00

Kill them with fire.

Trindal · 2012-10-06T05:11:55+00:00

Was it covered in sticky, insect cum after that?

ZugTheMegasaurus · 2012-10-06T05:12:11+00:00

Had a question, searched through the comments but didn't see an answer: are these the same thing as "love bugs?"

I remember being a kid and my dad took me to see his family in Pennsylvania. At the time, I had only ever lived in California. It's about a three-hour car trip from the airport to the rural area where my family lives. On the drive there, our car was pelted endlessly with this bizarre white goo. Something was splattering all over the windshield, making it hard to see; we had to stop a number of times to clean off the windows.

As if that wasn't scary enough, when he got to my aunt's house, we were informed that it was "love bug mating season" and that these things, in huge numbers, would kind of bash into any large object and splatter fucking everywhere and make a huge mess.

I was horrified. I didn't return to visit the area until I was an adult. That wasn't the only reason, but it's definitely something I will call and ask about (as to whether it's expected) any time I plan a trip out there now.

Dignified · 2012-10-06T05:22:44+00:00

I remember reading the bible. I think god is mad at your city.

crimsonnate · 2012-10-06T05:25:59+00:00

r/wtf---->

Chris_B · 2012-10-06T05:27:26+00:00

Hey kid, I'll give you $20 to wash my car. SOLVED.

IByrdl · 2012-10-06T05:27:39+00:00

http://i.imgur.com/ZfO3v.gif

bombmistro · 2012-10-06T05:32:01+00:00

Nope. nope. nope. nope. nope. Nope

GrinningPariah · 2012-10-06T05:37:38+00:00

WHY DO PEOPLE LIVE WHERE YOU LIVE.

not_very_interested · 2012-10-06T05:57:01+00:00

I'm very interested, why did they swarm the car under the street light?

MakkaCha · 2012-10-06T06:07:15+00:00

I saw some of these for the first time about a month ago. I went on a fishing trip with my gf's family at one of the lakes in Georgia. As soon as I parked my car I saw these things attache to my wind shield and windows. Everyone was scared as hell to get out. I thought it was a swarm of mutant mosquitoes. One of the locals tole me it was a mayfly season and they are good for fishing with. In about a couple of hours, we are sitting and grilling food, soon it starts raining and OMFG millions of these dead fuckers starts falling off the tree.

We had to abandon the trip. With no fish at all.

hnrqoliv182 · 2012-10-06T06:18:58+00:00

I'm never leaving the NW

pablothe · 2012-10-06T06:28:25+00:00

Just wait one day!

Like the adult, the subimago stage does not last for long, rarely for more than 24 hours. In some species, it may last for just a few minutes, while the mayflies in the family Palingeniidae have sexually mature subimagos and no true adult form at all.

Because of its short lifespan, the mayfly is called one-day or one-day fly in some languages — German Eintagsfliege, Dutch eendagsvlieg, Slovenian enodnevnica, Swedish dagslända, Danish and Norwegian døgnflue, Polish jętka jednodniówka, Finnish päivänkorento, Turkish birgün sineği, Russian подёнка, Bulgarian еднодневка, and Greek εφήμερος. The Greek name, transliterated efímeros, is the origin of the names in Romance languages: French éphémère, Italian effimera, Portuguese efêmera, Spanish efímera, and Romanian efemeride. In Korean harusarimok (하루살이목).

zBriGuy · 2012-10-06T06:38:53+00:00

This made my praying mantis's tummy growl. Thems good eats.

highball88 · 2012-10-06T06:49:27+00:00

Used to work on the fox river in Northern IL at a Casino boat and can confirm these fuckers are not just on the Mississippi. They are around for like a week, you can't even be around when they get thick, MUST go indoors, and they only stink when you smear a whole shit load of em. So fucking gross can't describe it. Fuck these things.

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